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Chapter 6

           "Idaresayyouareright,"—Isaid—"Icangraspthevengefulpositionthoroughly!Butthemanagementofamagazinewouldbetoomuchtroubletome—toomuchofatie."

           "Don’tmanageit!Followtheexampleofallthebigeditors,andliveoutofthebusinessaltogether—buttaketheprofits!Youneverseetherealeditorofaleadingdailynewspaperyouknow—youcanonlyinterviewthesub.Therealmanis,accordingtotheseasonsoftheyear,atAscot,inScotland,atNewmarket,orwinteringinEgypt—heissupposedtoberesponsibleforeverythinginhisjournal,butheisgenerallythelastpersonwhoknowsanythingaboutit.Hereliesonhis‘staff’—averybadcrutchattimes—andwhenhis‘staff’areinadifficulty,theygetoutofitbysayingtheyareunabletodecidewithouttheeditor.Meanwhiletheeditorismilesaway,comfortablyfreefromworry.Youcouldbamboozlethepublicinthatwayifyouliked."

           "Icould,butIshouldn’tcaretodoso,"Ianswered—"IfIhadabusinessIwouldnotneglectit.Ibelieveindoingthingsthoroughly."

           "SodoI!"respondedRimânezpromptly."Iamaverythorough-goingfellowmyself,andwhatevermyhandfindethtodo,Idoitwithmymight!—excusemeforquotingScripture!"Hesmiled,alittleironicallyIthought,thenresumed—"Well,inwhat,atpresentdoesyourideaofenjoyingyourheritageconsist?"

           "Inpublishingmybook,"Ianswered.

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